Insulin glargine for Diabetes, Type 2 User Reviews (Page 5)

• January
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 6, 2024

Semglee (insulin glargine) "Semglee has lowered my blood sugar and is very effective. It has taken me a bit to figure it out. I gained weight initially on Lantus 10 years ago - then - in 2019 I had to switch to Basaglar, then Tresiba, then Levemir due to insurance changes. I did 37 units of Levemir on a calorie restriction diet with higher protein, moderate fats, and carbs. It was working and I lost about 14 pounds. Then, because of insurance, I had to switch to Semglee 3 months ago at the same 37 units as I had with Levemir. I was gaining a pound a day! It was awful. I finally brought it down to 28 units slowly - which was the exact same threshold for me gaining on Lantus! They are so similar that way. I stopped gaining and it was very effective at controlling my sugar and I slowly dropped the weight I gained in about 5 weeks. Now I am at 24 units and it is getting almost too good at controlling my sugar, and I had a whopping hypo today after forgetting to eat. I am going to take it down to 22 units and see how it goes."

• BillS...
• May 2, 2016

Toujeo SoloStar (insulin glargine) "Getting better results than with Lantus. Used Lantus for 7 years. I have used Toujeo for 1 year as of April 2016. Did not experience any adverse side effects. Blood sugar much more stable - not as many highs or lows. Makes it easier to do fine-tuning with my mealtime insulin. A1c came down and stayed between 6 and 6.3."

• AlanM
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 13, 2018

Basaglar (insulin glargine) "My doctor prescribed Lantus, but as we all know - what the doctor prescribes is merely a suggestion as far as the insurance company is concerned... so I was placed in Basaglar. Instructions were to increase dosage gradually until my glucose levels were down. Note that I was taking Victoza which was no longer working yet I still had some key side effects dealing with digestive issues. My glucose is down at 40 units per day and just a small dose of Victoza. However I have no energy, just plain out of steam. Also I have a strong appetite and have gained weight - yet don't have the energy to exercise. Frustrating! Sure my glucose is down, but so it my energy! I see my doctor in a week and hope we make a major change."

• sue
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• September 7, 2022

Basaglar (insulin glargine) "It does not control steadily, and the pens themselves are terrible. They may work for 2 injections and they don't finish the desired injection then they go all stiff and you can't use them again. You need to fix your pens immediately or people are going to be getting the wrong amounts and going through pens too quickly. Your pens need to work like Ozempic pens."

• DRano
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 25, 2018

Lantus SoloStar (insulin glargine) "I have liked using Lantus Solostar until this last pen. I am concerned I am not getting the correct dosage as I too experience the puddling/leakage and sometimes it weeps from the site. Using same needles wonder if it is a defective pen or if it is malfunctioning."

• charles
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• April 19, 2020

Basaglar (insulin glargine) "My quack of a doctor laughed at me and said I was being ridiculous. Lantus and Basaglar are the same thing made by different companies. I was so angry because Basaglar does not work I have to take about twice the dosage to get my sugar to budge and it does not stay in my system long at all. I could miss a dose of Lantus and still have a normal blood sugar. They want to push this cheap alternative to please the Insurance Companies."

• Steve
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 8, 2021

Lantus SoloStar (insulin glargine) "These pens are garbage! I use mostly products from Novo Nordisk who have the pen design to perfection. Lantus solostar pens are like some one uneducated tried to copy and failed miserably. The insulin its self works well enough, the delivery method is laughable. It needs a serious redesign, one with users in mind."

• Rascal
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• June 27, 2022

Semglee (insulin glargine) "I’ve been using Semglee for at least 6 months now since insurance said no to Lantus! I’ve had no bad experiences with this insulin. I’ve used 3 others and though not my preferred… it works with no Ill side effects- lest not for me."

• Vato
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• March 31, 2020

Lantus (insulin glargine) "Before meals 10 units of Novo Rapid pen (3x10) Bedtime Lantus 25 units. I'm 165 lbs. walk 5/10 minutes. 30 minutes walk will be great. I eat small portions. Try this. No rice instead small portion bread or pasta. lots of greens 3 portions fruit."

• Wind...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• April 18, 2016

Lantus SoloStar (insulin glargine) "I was on Lantus Solostar Pens for nine months. what bugged me was dose I was taking never matched the dose lines on the pen, also there was always at least 10 - 15 units left in pen that could not come out. My co-pay was $340.00 for 5 pens. I got up to needing 70 units a day, one pen equaled 4 days. I solved that by going to vials and syringes. Still taking Lantus, it is only insulin I have been on so not sure it is best for me."

• Ocusan
• April 19, 2018

Basaglar (insulin glargine) "The drug is great but the pen gage locks at a number and it’s difficult to load it , I would prefer it sold in vials where I can draw out the dosage with a needle, they only make these in pens, a bit too steep for a beginner"

• v_raven
• June 14, 2009

Lantus SoloStar (insulin glargine) "This medicine seemed to work well for a short period of time for a friend as well as myself. Now I find that if I increase my dosage drastically or decrease my dosage drastically (over 20 units) it will help get my blood sugar where I need them, according to my doctor."

• Susie
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• November 5, 2020

Basaglar (insulin glargine) "I have been using Basaglar Quikpen for a couple of years or more. Works the way it is supposed to work until three weeks ago. Control number D113708A, EXP DATE 06 2021, serial no. 051600492428 - as soon as I started using this box my counts went sky high. Stayed this way through 2.5 pens. Switched to another box I had on hand and my counts immediately went back down to my normal range. Seems to me Control number D113708A, EXP DATE 06 2021, serial no. 051600492428 is possibly defective - and the company should replace that box - I still have the 2.5 remaining pens from the box."

• geomama
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• December 7, 2020

Basaglar (insulin glargine) "I have been taking Basaglar for about 1 year now. I have had at least 4 bad pens with the effects others have been describing. Had decent control before moving to Basaglar, then once I switched to another box of pens, sugars went crazy. First one was June 2020 which was accompanied with lower extremity swelling. Had another pen with potency effects in Aug and now I have another. I also had one pen that would not dial at all and was told I had to contact the company. These are not cheap pens by the way! My retail price on a 3 month supply is over $400! Thank goodness my insurance is covering it, but I'm really concerned. I don't feel comfortable taking an unreliable medication that can possibly result in serious complications later! Number on the most recent pen is D170767A with exp of 10/2021"

• gudna...
• February 12, 2017

Toujeo SoloStar (insulin glargine) "Toujeo Solostar was a vast improvement over the old insulin, the best part is the needles. The only thing that sucks, province of Ontario does not approve it. I wish they would get their act together. I am a senior and I have to pay for this type of insulin. I may have to change back to the old insulin soon unless Ontario Government approves it."

• Shair
• August 10, 2022

Basaglar (insulin glargine) "Since starting basalglar I have had so many medical issues. Back pain and joint pain has made it difficult to walk and now have pain meds that I never , ever had to take. The fatigue is so overwhelming that I can't function. I am sleeping 20 out of 24 hours. I try to force myself up but within an hour, I feel like I am on anesthesia and cannot fight against the need to sleep. My blood sugars have no rhyme or reason. I eat the same things every day at the same time and I can wake up with a blood sugar of 80 to one of over 300. Two hours after eating, I felt really nauseas and just strange. I tested my blood sugar and it was 42. Drank some orange juice to bring it up to 80. Didn't eat the rest of the day and I tested my blood sugar before bed and I was at 268. I have three meters, so I know it is a true reading. I have spans of two to four days of flu like symptoms with extreme nausea three or four times a month. No one else in the house gets sick."

• Diabe...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• March 8, 2021

Basaglar (insulin glargine) "Out of the last 3 boxes of Basaglar kwikpen with 15 pens total, SEVEN of the pens have JAMMED. They are defective. Some of them worked for several doses, some of them did not work at all, ever. It is not a problem with needles I change the needle each time and sometimes a whole pen will work and as you see, HALF of them are defective. AT this time I have no more and my prescription cannot be renewed until next week. Will call Dr and beg I guess to get some more insulin. I never had this problem with Lantus in the past."

• Frust...
• April 15, 2021

Basaglar (insulin glargine) "I had always used Lantus for my Type II Diabetes for several years. My new ins company's formulary doesn't cover it. I contacted Sanofi to get a $99 Rx Savings Card, which I used for 2 refills w/out problems. This month my Rx request for Lantus was switched over to Basaglar, which is UNACCEPTABLE and unauthorised. I tried this and it didn't work for me. I can't deal w/the side effects. I find it annoying and unconscionable that insurance companies have the audacity to switch patient meds w/out first consulting a patient's physician to make sure that patients won't experience adverse reactions to a change in med. There shouldn't be able to be doing this. "First Do No Harm" should be their primary focus not their own selfish bottom line. . The FDA DOESN'T consider nor did it approve Basaglar as a biosimilar 2 Lantus cuz Lantus wasn't approved under the Public Health Service Act, so there is no “reference product” for a proposed biosimilar product."

• Kate
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 16, 2021

Basaglar (insulin glargine) "My doctor placed me on this medication three months ago and I immediately began noticing that I was having trouble staying asleep at night and waking with a dull headache every morning. I also noticed occasional and always unexplainable perspiration on my face and scalp. After about a month of use, lower leg swelling and shortness of breath was added to my symptoms. Upon calling my doctor, I was advised to "stick with the Basaglar" and that it would "get better." And so, I tried. Then I began noticing my weight rapidly increasing and rushed to see my doctor in person. He wasn't there, but his PA immediately said that Basaglar is the culprit for all my ills, including the weight gain, and took me off this terrible med. We are now searching for something that will work in its place. The loss of quality of life just wasn't worth the small amount this medication lowered my A1C."

• MrMac...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 16, 2022

Basaglar (insulin glargine) "This stuff is less than worthless, it didn't lower my blood sugar a single point at the regular dosage, and when the dose was increased, my blood sugar skyrocketed from 250 to over 400. What good is insulin that is so screwed up that it actually raises your blood sugar???"

• Janis
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 27, 2018

Lantus (insulin glargine) "I used to take Lantus while pregnant, back when Lantus came in bottles and you used syringes. I loved how I felt well on Lantus. My dr. prefers I take oral meds, so I took pills for many years. Now I must stop Actos and Invokana to stop bone density loss, so my dr. just prescribed the new pen. I am excited to feel better soon. I have too much fatigue unless I take 45 mg Actos or insulin. All pills drive down my Ha1c, but having energy is important to my quality of life."

• HerLD
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 29, 2020

Basaglar (insulin glargine) "Well I have tried this a few times, every time I do it makes me SICK!!! I have been down for 3 days now because of it! I feel like I can’t breathe and I’m shaking really bad and headaches as well. My sugar dropped one day to e46 and I feel sick sick! Today I chose to stop it again because my sugar use to 6 and I’m 8.8 Now but the Dr gonna have to figure something out! It’s messing with my anxiety my chest hurts as well and sweating and heat flashes! The tremors make feel old as anything cause I’m shaking like a old women! Does anybody else know how long it made them feel sick for? Last time I took it was days to make feels better when I stopped it. Hope it helps someone else! Definitely can’t forget about shortness of breath or feeling like you can’t breathe with chest pain!"

• Matt...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• December 9, 2017

Lantus SoloStar (insulin glargine) ""Insulin works fine just have trouble with pen. Always pain and pen jammed twice. Needle tip bends due to unwanted pressure need to puts on the injecting switch. " Novelog pen is easy to use. Already reported this problem to the company in July 2017 and returned the defective pen to the company. It happened again""

• Stella
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 9, 2021

Toujeo SoloStar (insulin glargine) "I started taking Toujeo in April 2021. My first reaction to the drug was joint pain and swelling in my calves, ankles and knee's. My calves looked like giant (chicken) drum stick. This insulin has interacted with my Blood pressure medications where I have developed Edema. Dependent edema is what I was diagnosed with. My insulin has recently been changed to Levemir. I've only been on the new insulin for a couple of days. How long does it take before the new drug (insulin) takes effect? My balance is off, my legs are heavy to move to the point where I am dragging my feet when I walk, and this scares me."

• Ricky...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 30, 2016

Toujeo SoloStar (insulin glargine) "My doctor took me off my pump because I was doing so well. We began with 10 units. I am now on 30 units after increasing over 4 month period. I am beginning to see some improvement but I am going to increase some more. I have used Novolog with better results. I have switched doctors and hope to go to a different injector pen to keep me of a pump."